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Sea levels could rise up to a foot by 2050

Episode Summary

Sea levels along U.S. coasts will rise by as much as a foot in the next 30 years as climate change accelerates, leading to a “dramatic increase” in millions of Americans' exposure to flooding, scientists warned in a federal report published Tuesday. POLITICO’s Zack Colman reports.

Episode Notes

Sea levels along U.S. coasts will rise by as much as a foot in the next 30 years as climate change accelerates, leading to a “dramatic increase” in millions of Americans' exposure to flooding, scientists warned in a federal report published Tuesday. POLITICO’s Zack Colman reports.

 

Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy and is the host of the POLITICO Energy podcast. 

Zack Colman covers climate change for POLITICO. 

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